Improvement in seeding-machines



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN GOR-SUOH, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

' IMPROVEMENT I N SEEDING-MACHIN ES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 14,284, dated February19, 1856.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN GORSUGH, of Altoona, in the county of Blairand State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and ImprovedSeeding-Machine; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to theannexed drawings, making-a part of this specification, in which spoutthe share is attached.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention, I will proceed to describeit.

A represents an axle, to which wheels 13 B are attached.

0 represents arectangular block, through the center of which the axle Apasses longitudinally. The tongue or pole D of the implement {ispermanently attached to the block 0.

E represents a hopperwhich is attached to the upper surface ofthe block0. The hopper is placed directly over holes or mortises F, made throughthe pole D and block 0, the holes extending down to the axle A,\vhichhas recesses a made in it, the recessesbeinginline with or directlyunderneath the holes or mortises F.

G represents a conveying tube or spout, the upper part of which isattached to the back end ofthe tongue or pole D,and also to thecross-pieceofthehandles HHofthe implement. The tube or spout Grcommunicates with the recesses ct in the axle A by means ofa passage,1), made in the under side of the block 0.

The front and back sides ofthe tube or spout l G are open, and the frontside is covered by a screen, I. Just back of the screen I a screen, J,is placed, a spaee,K, being allowed between the two screens, which spaceis in line with the passage I).

To the lower end of the tube or spout G a share, G, is attached.

The hopper E is divided into two compartments by a partition, 0, thecompartments being in line with the holes or mortises F. One compartmentcontains the seed to be sown and the other may contain plaster, ashes,or other manure.

As the machine is drawn along the seed and manure are carried around bythe recesses a in the axle A and deposited in suitable quantities at atime in the tube or spout G, the seed and manure passingdown between thetwo screens I J into the furrow formed by the share G.

By employing the screens I J the operator or at-tendent at the handlesis enabled to see the seed as it falls into the furrow, and in case 'ofthe distributing device becoming choked or clogged it will be detectedat once, and the implement may be cleaned or put in order. In

ordinary seeding-machines fields are often imperfectly planted inconsequence of the distributing device becoming clogged, and as thefurrows are generally covered by coveringshares and the conveying tubesor spouts entirely closed at the sides, there are no means j ofascertaining whether the seed has been reg ularly'deposited in thefurrows or not.

I do not claim the distributing device, for the same plan is well knownand in common use; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

Placing the screens I J in the conveying tube I or spout G, the frontand back sides ot'the tube orspout being open, substantially asdescribed, for the purpose specified.

' STEPHEN GORSUGH.

Witnesses:

JONATHAN LIAS, ISAAC McDowELL.

